Halo miniatures wargame will include slayer, oddball and capture the flag modes

The miniatures wargame based on the Halo video game series - Halo: Flashpoint - will include multiple game modes inspired by those featured in the video games. The Halo franchise began with the release of the original Halo: Combat Evolved in 2001 by Xbox Game Studios, a video game that has players stepping into the shoes of Master Chief: an elite soldier tasked with protecting human worlds and settlements against the The Covenant alien forces. Titles in the Halo series take place in an alternate future in which humanity discovers the ability to travel at a faster-than-light speed that enables them to travel to and colonise various other planets. This intergalactic expansion leads to other alien species, such as the Covenant collective, embarking on wars against humanity, with the United Nations Space Command creating an experimental program to make human supersoldiers called Spartans. Master Chief is one of these Spartans and must investigate the mysteries of a structure called Halo, all whilst protecting humanity. The original trilogy of Halo video games was followed by several spin-off titles such as Halo: Reach and Halo Wars, alongside subsequent direct sequels. Read more